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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2016
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
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3.9 out of 5
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44
4.0 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.9 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen material
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9F/1.9
N/A
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage128GB256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
no

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Aluminum
Shock resistant
N/A
yesno
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.7 in5.75 in5.59 in
Width2.8 in2.81 in2.76 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.28 in
Weight5.64 oz5.61 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-USB
Video outputNoNoMHL
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google CastGoogle Cast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h16.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yes
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Standby time
N/A
N/A
302.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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